AuthorTopic: What type of camera do you use? (Read 9668 times)

Okay. With that being said.. I think photography courses wouldn't be a bad idea before the lens upgrades. I've just been experimenting and learning by trial and error so far with discouraging results, hence the downgrade to my point-and-shoot investment.

If you do get a polarizer I would recommend B+W because they have the best optical quality. The 100-400L is top notch but I do think the 70-300 IS lens is a step up from the 75-300 since it does have UD elements but it doesn't have the focusing motor that the L lens has so it is not best suited for action shots. I have been pleased with my lens anyways but I am no expert. Here is a review of the lens http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/70-300mm-is.htm I would agree that learning how to use the camera should be done before spending more $$$.

Okay. With that being said.. I think photography courses wouldn't be a bad idea before the lens upgrades. I've just been experimenting and learning by trial and error so far with discouraging results, hence the downgrade to my point-and-shoot investment.

London Drugs puts on free basic photography coarse, that's were I have learned the bulk of my knowledge ( but that's not too much ).

I shoot with an older canon 30d. I manly shoot with a Tamron 17-50 f2.8. Sometimes I use a Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM however the 1.6 sensor crop ruins its true ability. I can't wait to try this lense on a full frame one day.

I have a few canons but only one of them is working after I submersed one in salt water by accident and the other one my 2 year old got hold of and as I tried to get it from him it smashed down on the floor. Now it works when it wants to. The only one I have left is the new canon D10. I'm happy with it so far.

I'm in to hiking/fishing etc. first, photography second, so I just can't lug around an SLR. So far the closest I have got was the s5is that my kid trashed

Courses are way to go, or if you have no time for it, you can always teach yourself. Digital cameras are really good for that, and for the absolute beginner I would say a book is a must to get ahead a bit faster. I have no time these days to fish, so I spend much more time with camera, whenever I am out in the nature. I would really recommend a book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. It is a really good book for a beginner. It doesn't focus on any camera, but rather on some of the basic principles of photography whit, I find, very good example shoots. One thing I have found in that book different than in many others, is that every picture is followed with a standard info about settings used, and additional info about why those settings were chosen. I find later info really useful.

There are many other books as well, so just pick one, but get recommendation too, as there are a lot of books I do not find that useful. This will probably increase quality of your picture taking dramatically, as long as you work on it too.

Courses are way to go, or if you have no time for it, you can always teach yourself. Digital cameras are really good for that, and for the absolute beginner I would say a book is a must to get ahead a bit faster. I have no time these days to fish, so I spend much more time with camera, whenever I am out in the nature. I would really recommend a book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. It is a really good book for a beginner. It doesn't focus on any camera, but rather on some of the basic principles of photography whit, I find, very good example shoots. One thing I have found in that book different than in many others, is that every picture is followed with a standard info about settings used, and additional info about why those settings were chosen. I find later info really useful.

There are many other books as well, so just pick one, but get recommendation too, as there are a lot of books I do not find that useful. This will probably increase quality of your picture taking dramatically, as long as you work on it too.

+1 on "Understanding Exposure" It's really what taking pictures is about - independant of camera make/model/quality.